Partnership on Health and Mobility in the Mining Sector of Southern Africa

Partnership on Health and Mobility in the Mining Sector of Southern Africa

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Information Sheet on a project aimed at addressing heath vulnerabilities of migrant mine workers, their families and affected communities in southern Africa. The EUR 4.9 million project – Partnership on Health and Mobility in the Mining Sector of Southern Africa – will be funded by the Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of the Netherlands and will run through December 2015.

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